tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post7710409098392341562..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Ross Douthat, Man Of The TimesSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-25954900691291624462009-04-29T09:42:00.000-05:002009-04-29T09:42:00.000-05:00RB-Yeah, that's how the right became good stewards...RB-Yeah, that's how the right became good stewards of the earth and fiscally responsible too.<br /><br />I look around and the concensus seems to be Huh? It doesn't bode well that Marc Ambinder missed the point, which was that social conservatives like Ross Douthat are the better type of conservatives. They really are cracking up into two parties--the religious/racist right and the libertarian/"intellectual" right. Conservaties don't like being on the losing side, and they will <A HREF="http://www.infoplease.com/spot/confederate1.html" REL="nofollow">never let it go</A>.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-4901261053571720352009-04-28T22:28:00.000-05:002009-04-28T22:28:00.000-05:00Bush pretended to be compassionate, therefore he w...Bush pretended to be compassionate, therefore he was. It's how they think.Righteous Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054084550730989361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-37382592568212839992009-04-28T15:58:00.000-05:002009-04-28T15:58:00.000-05:00Leaving his entire audience saying "What the hell...Leaving his entire audience saying "What the hell was that thing?" after reading his first column is not a good omen for a 30 year career.Downpuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312490198813632190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-89490078624695522009-04-28T12:28:00.000-05:002009-04-28T12:28:00.000-05:00And he's only 29. We have at least 30 more years o...<I>And he's only 29. We have at least 30 more years of his toothless pontificating. </I>Sadly, you are right - there is absolutely nothing a conservative can say to get permanently fired.<br /><br />At least he was not prematurely right about Iraq. Now that he could never have lived down.Malaclypsenoreply@blogger.com